Consider Leonardo da Vinci's Study of Human Proportions according to Vitruvius, included in this chapter of the text. Identify the century in which Leonardo worked, and discuss his use of proportion in this piece
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Leonardo worked in the fifteenth century C.E. As the title of the work indicates, Leonardo was fascinated with the ideas of Vitruvius, a Roman architect, who related the perfected male form to the perfect geometry of the square and the circle. In this particular work by Leonardo, the man stands inside a square defined by his height and the span of his arms, and a circle centered at his navel.
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b. the common laborers. c. the esoteric clubs. d. the general public.
The term Nuyorican refers to
A. comedies about Puerto Rican emigrants who came to the United States in the late 1950s. B. members of the Hispanic "new rich." C. agitprop theatre performed on the back of trucks. D. Puerto Rican culture, mostly in New York.
In a fugue, the passages where the main subject (the main theme) is absent are called
a. expositions. b. episodes. c. middle entrances. d. sonata.
Music that is described as swinging tends to make the listener:
a. Sit still and relax b. Dance, clap or tap their feet c. Feel sad d. Feel restless and agitated